Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), held a hearing on whether the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is ready for the full implementation of appeals reform. Below are Chairman Roe’s remarks: Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery: Good morning. The Committee will come to order. Thank you all for being here today. This is the final hearing we will hold this session on the implementation of The Veterans Appeals Improvemen...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for December 10 - December 14. The following event is open to the press: WHO: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs WHAT: “Is VA Ready for Full Implementation of Appeals Reform?” WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2018 WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here. Background: During this hearing, the full committee will examine the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) readiness to fully ...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for December 4 - December 7. Please note that all hearings scheduled for this week are postponed. The following events are open to the press: The below event is postponed: WHO: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs WHAT: “Is VA Ready for Full Implementation of Appeals Reform?” WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 5, 2018 WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here. Background: During this hea...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs announced a full committee oversight hearing entitled, “Is VA Ready for Full Implementation of Appeals Reform?” The full committee hearing will be held on December 12th at 10:00 am. More information, including the witness list, will be made available in the coming days. "The oversight of the implementation of the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 is not something ...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for November 26 - November 30. The following event is open to the press: WHO: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs WHAT: "VA’s Development and Implementation of Policy Initiatives" WHEN: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 29, 2018 WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here. Background: During this hearing the Subcommittee will discuss VA’s methods for developing and impleme...
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Washington, D.C. - Wednesday, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) appeared on Sirius XM’s The Morning Briefing with Tim Farley to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contract disability examinations and general 115th Congress achievements on behalf of veterans. Chairman Roe started the interview by highlighting the Committee's work investigating VA oversight of contract disability examinations: “When we look at one of the problems we've had with disability claims, it is that it takes ...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, chaired by Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) held a hearing on VA's Oversight of Contract Disability Examinations. Below are Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.)’s remarks: Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery: I want to thank Chairman Bost and Ranking Member Esty for holding this hearing today. One of my priorities as Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is ensuring that our nation’s veterans receiv...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for November 13 - November 16. The following events are open to the press: WHO: Subcommittee on Technology Modernization WHAT: “180-Day Review of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program” WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 14, 2018 WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here. Background: During this oversight hearing the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization will review the El...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced an oversight hearing entitled, “Exploring VA’s Oversight of Contract Disability Examinations.” The Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs hearing will be held on November 15th at 10:30 am. More information, including the witness list, will be made available in the coming weeks. "One of the first things I did as Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ A...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed the bipartisan Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 into law on October 9, 2018: “This brings yet another win to our nation’s veterans. This legislation provides veterans with a cost-of-living adjustment that keeps up with inflation. So many veterans rely on disability compensation payments to...
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